Articles Tagged With: recurrent
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Evaluation and Treatment of Women with Symptoms of Recurrent UTIs
Only 33% of women presenting to a urogynecology practice with symptoms of recurrent urinary tract infections met diagnostic criteria for recurrent urinary tract infections. The use of preventive strategies can be improved.
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Home Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism
Low-risk pulmonary embolus patients discharged in < 48 hours on rivaroxaban recorded a nominal three-month rate of recurrent emboli or major bleeding, suggesting such patients do not need to be hospitalized for treatment of pulmonary emboli.
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Is Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Superior to Fidaxomicin for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection?
In a randomized clinical trial, researchers found the combination of oral vancomycin followed by fecal microbiota transplantation was superior to treatment with fidaxomicin or vancomycin alone for patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Does Tonsillectomy Decrease Throat Infections?
For children with recurrent throat infections, tonsillectomy leads to fewer throat infections and less school absence during the first post-operative year (as compared to similar children who did not undergo tonsillectomy). However, beneficial effects of surgery do not persist over time.
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Which Patients with TIA Are at High Risk for a Recurrent Cerebral Vascular Events?
Recurrent cerebral vascular events are one of the main determinants of outcome in patients after minor strokes and transient ischemic attacks.